Wight, W.F. (1909), The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia 12: 845 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Medeola asparagoides L. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Myrsiphyllum asparagoides (L.) Willd. legitimate

• Comment: Reference to basionym indirect. Wight lists the name Asparagus asparagoides under a dictionary entry for Myrsiphyllum, which he indicates is "a section of the genus Asparagus". This is here considered to be an indirect reference to Myrsiphyllum asparagoides (L.) Willd. and through it to the basionym, Medeola asparagoides L.

Black, J.M. (1952), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 3: 527 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Asparagus medeoloides (L.f.) Thunb. legitimate common name: Cape Smilax [n/a]

Willis, J.H. (1962), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria 1: 317 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Medeola asparagoides L. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Myrsiphyllum asparagoides (L.) Willd. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Asparagus medeoloides (L.f.) Thunb. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 24 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Myrsiphyllum asparagoides (L.) Willd. legitimate

Obermeyer, A.A. (1984), Revision of the genus Myrsiphyllum Willd. Bothalia 15(1&2): 78 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Myrsiphyllum asparagoides (L.) Willd. legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 48 [secondary reference]

Clifford, H.T. & Conran, J.G. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Myrsiphyllum. Flora of Australia 45: 163 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Myrsiphyllum asparagoides (L.) Willd. legitimate

Macfarlane, T.D. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Asparagaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 737 [secondary reference]

common name: Smilax Asparagus [n/a]

Green, J.W. (20 June 1988), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2, Suppl. 6: 6 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Myrsiphyllum asparagoides (L.) Willd. legitimate

Clifford, H.T., Conran, J.G. & Thongpukdee, A. (1992), Australian Lilies: Native and Naturalised species. Australian Plants 16(132): 347 [secondary reference]

common name: Bridal Creeper [n/a] common name: Smilax [n/a]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Asparagaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 47 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Myrsiphyllum asparagoides (L.) Willd. legitimate

Malcomber, S.T. & Demissew, S. (1993), The status of Protasparagus and Myrsiphyllum in the Asparagaceae. Kew Bulletin 48(1): 63 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Myrsiphyllum asparagoides (L.) Willd. legitimate

Conran, J.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Liliaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 643 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Myrsiphyllum asparagoides (L.) Willd. legitimate

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 504 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Medeola asparagoides L. legitimate

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 252 [secondary reference]

common name: Bridal Creeper [n/a]

Batchelor, K.L. & Scott, J.K. (2006), Review of the current taxonomic status and authorship for Asparagus weeds in Australia. Plant Protection Quarterly 21(3): 129 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Medeola asparagoides L. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Myrsiphyllum asparagoides (L.) Willd. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dracaena medeoloides L.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Asparagus medeoloides (L.f.) Thunb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Elachanthera sewelliae F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Luzuriaga sewelliae (F.Muell.) K.Krause legitimate common name: bridal veil creeper [n/a] common name: smilax [n/a] common name: florist's smilax [n/a] common name: Bridal creeper [n/a]

• Text: "Most recent scientific papers incorrectly assign the authorship of A. asparagoides to W. Wight. The correct authorship is A. asparagoides (L.) Druce, as W. Wight, a contributor to the 1909 Century Dictionary and Cyclopaedia, lists A. asparagoides under the genus Myrsiphyllum in the context of the treatment by Baker (1875), where A. asparagoides is in the sub-genus of Myrsiphyllum (Willd.) Baker. Druce (1914) made the first new combination of A. asparagoides, based on Medeola asparagoides from Linnaeus (1753)."
• Comment: Batchelor & Scott indicate that the publication of the name Asparagus asparagoides by W.Wight, Century Dictionary & Cyclopaedia 12: 845 (1909), was "under the genus Myrsiphyllum". While Wight's name appears in a dictionary entry for Myrsiphyllum the entry indicates that Myrsiphyllum is "a section of the genus Asparagus". Therefore the publication of the name Asparagus asparagoides by Druce in 1914 is here considered to be an isonym without nomenclatural status.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Medeola asparagoides L. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Myrsiphyllum asparagoides (L.) Willd. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dracaena medeoloides L.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Asparagus medeoloides (L.f.) Thunb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Elachanthera sewelliae F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Luzuriaga sewelliae (F.Muell.) K.Krause legitimate isonym: Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce isonym

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), LHI (naturalised), Vic (doubtfully naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 354-355, photos 5-7 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Myrsiphyllum asparagoides (L.) Willd. legitimate common name: Smilax Asparagus [n/a] common name: Bridal Creeper [n/a]

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 92, 93 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Myrsiphyllum asparagoides (L.) Willd. legitimate

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